Terms such as computer chip, machine and deep learning are now part of everyday vocabulary in a world where global connectivity, automation and seamless access to information are taken for granted.

Silicon, the cornerstone of modern electronics, photovoltaics, and photonics, has traditionally been limited to surface-level nanofabrication due to the challenges posed by existing lithographic ...

When light passes through materials, it typically changes direction and bends in predictable ways. This change in direction, known as refraction, is caused by a change in the speed of light as it ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new imaging technique that uses electron diffraction waves to improve both image resolution and sensitivity to small structures has been developed by scientists at the University ...

(Nanowerk News) Silicon, the cornerstone of modern electronics, photovoltaics, and photonics, has traditionally been limited to surface-level nanofabrication due to the challenges posed by existing ...

A research team from Xi’an Jiaotong University, led by Xuesong Mei and Jianlei Cui, has made major strides in the field of nanotechnology, according to a recent study published in Engineering.

In most filled plastics, mismatches between micron-scale particles and refractive index can cause strong scattering. This shows up on a macroscopic scale as haze and loss of transmittance. When you ...

In the relentless pursuit of miniaturization, the field of nanofabrication has witnessed significant advancements, driven by the demand for higher component density and performance in chip ...

Nano-optics, by bridging the gap between classical optics and nanotechnology, explores light at dimensions smaller than its wavelength. It leverages phenomena like plasmonics, near-field optics, and ...

Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power ...